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Ravines

Scope note

Narrow, steep-sided land depressions, larger than gullies and smaller than gorges and canyons, usually created by the flow of water.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30008773

Broader Terms used

fluvial landforms

Equivalent Terms used

ravine

Created

13yrs ago

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